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In the FTC's first case involving mobile applications, the Commission charged a developer of apps as well as the company's president and owner with violations of the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act ("COPPA"

In a recent lawsuit filed in California against RockYou Inc., it is alleged that the company, makers of applications meant to be run on social networking websites, failed to take adequate steps to protect consumers' personally identifiable information, in violation of California unfair competition laws

A website where consumers can post (typically negative) comments about businesses and their goods and services recently won an appeal in a case brought against it by a New York city car dealership, Nemet Chevrolet